Eureka (Jim O'Rourke album)
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| Eureka | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 25, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | July 1997 – December 1998 | |||
| Studio | Steamroom, Solid Sound (Chicago) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 42:08 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Jim O'Rourke | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 5.3/10[6] |
Eureka is an album by Jim O'Rourke, originally released on February 25, 1999, by Drag City.[7] It is named after the Nicolas Roeg film of the same name.[8] Several of the track titles references pieces and performances by artist Chris Burden.[9][10][11] NME named it the 16th best album of 1999.[12] In 2012, Fact placed it at number 24 on the "100 Best Albums of the 1990s" list.[13]
U2 played a version of O'Rourke's recording of "Women of the World" in the encore of their 2018 Experience + Innocence Tour.[14]
All tracks are written by Jim O'Rourke, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World" | O'Rourke/Ivor Cutler | 8:46 |
| 2. | "Ghost Ship in a Storm" | 3:54 | |
| 3. | "Movie on the Way Down" | 7:37 | |
| 4. | "Through the Night Softly" | 4:47 | |
| 5. | "Please Patronize Our Sponsors" | 3:04 | |
| 6. | "Something Big" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Eureka" | 9:11 | |
| 8. | "Happy Holidays" | 1:36 | |
| Total length: | 42:08 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Little Island Walking" | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 46:44 | |
